Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1749
IC 1749 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 238.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 238.0 million light-years (72.97 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 66,400 light-years · 0.76 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.12 |
| Luminosity | 0.52 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 56m 11.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 44′ 41″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.12. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 238 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4,221.9 billion years.